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Bahria Town Karachi is a privately owned gated suburb just off the M-9 Motorway northeast of Karachi, Pakistan. [2] The suburb is being developed by the Bahria Town Group , and occupies over 46,000 acres (72 sq mi; 19,000 ha).
In 2015, it launched Bahria Town Karachi, the largest of its gated communities, while Bahria Enclave Islamabad (launched in 2013) is the smallest of them. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Most of these communities are large towns in their own right, its oldest community in Southern Rawalpindi/Islamabad area spans over 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres). [ 6 ]
Union Councils of Karachi are local governments in Karachi. Union Council is the primary governmental institution in Pakistan. Headed by a Union Nazim, each union council has 10 elected members or councilors. In addition to four male and two female members elected directly, there are two male and two female representatives of the labor, a ...
Parts of Karachi received 147 mm (5.79 inches) of rain overnight, the local weather office said. The city's mayor, Murtaza Wahab, in a post on X, urged residents to avoid "unnecessary movement".
The Grand Jamia Mosque (Urdu: گرینڈ جامع مسجد, romanized: graiṇḍ jāmi' masjid), is a cultural complex under construction in Bahria Town Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. When completed, the complex will include a mosque with the capacity to accommodate 800,000 worshippers at a time, making it Pakistan's largest and ...
Rafi Cricket Stadium is an under-construction cricket stadium located in Bahria Town Karachi, Pakistan. Designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners, the stadium has an ICC-certified design. The complex consists of a cricket academy of international standard, gymnasium, swimming pool, and hostels. The complex also includes a sports academy. [1] [2] [3 ...
Serai Quarter was established as a "kafila serai," or caravanserai, outside the walls of Karachi supposedly before the British era. [1] [3] During Talpur rule, the Rah-i-Bandar road was built to connect the city's port to the caravan terminals [4] - this road in the 1860s would eventually be further developed by the British into Bandar Road (now Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road).
The current tallest building in Pakistan is the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi. The 62-floor building rises to 300 m (980 ft) [1] [2] Many of Pakistan's tallest buildings are located in Karachi, including: Habib Bank Plaza, built in 1963 in Karachi, was the first high-rise and the tallest building in Pakistan. It stands 102 m (335 ft) tall with ...